New South Wales Consolidated Acts

UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY ACT 1989 - SECT 19

19 Powers of Senate over certain property vested in Crown

(1) Where any property used for the conduct of the University is vested in the Crown or a Minister of the Crown (whether as Constructing Authority or otherwise), the Senate has the control and management of that property and is responsible for its maintenance.

(2) Nothing in subsection (1) enables the Senate to alienate, mortgage, charge or demise any land vested in the Crown or a Minister of the Crown (whether as Constructing Authority or otherwise).

(3) Notwithstanding subsection (2), the Senate may (on behalf of the Crown or a Minister of the Crown) lease land of which it has, pursuant to this section, the control and management.

(4) Such a lease:

(a) is to be for a term not exceeding 21 years, and

(b) is to contain a condition that the lease is not to be assigned and such other conditions as the Senate thinks fit.

(5) The Senate is, in the exercise of its functions under this section, subject to the control and direction of the Minister.